Digital Graphic Narrative

Panel plans, and Establishing the scene

What Happened Here? Discuss ideas with a partner

How can an image of a landscape be used to set the scene for a story?

Write a target on a post it explaining how you will achieve one of the Learning Outcomes below:

• be able to plan out the opening establishing scene for your comic book or graphic novel

• be able to use the rule of thirds to draw out an establishing shot

• consider panel styles and “camera” angles.

MUST

SHOULD

COULD Write an adjective describing

the world in your comic, on the bottom of your post it (Aim to fit this into your panel script today)

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Establishing Shots• In comics, an establishing shot is the

first panel of a new scene.

• intended to inform the reader about where this new scene is taking place.

• They are often wide or large panels

• They often show a landscape, city scape or location of the story.

What considerations would you need to make when telling your story with an establishing shot? Talk to your neighbour and share answers

Variations of the establishing shotSubjective establishing shotsWhen the contents of the panel are seen through the eyes of a character.

Why use this type of establishing shot?

Variations of the establishing shotMedium angle establishing shotsIf the horizon line of the panel are near the centre it is a medium angle shot.

What is the effect of this type of shot?

Variations of the establishing shotLow angle shotsThe scene is seen from a low angle.

What does this do to the objects in the scene?

Variations of the establishing shotTilt angle shotsIn this type of establishing shot the horizon line is shifted to an angle.

How does this make you feel?

Can the establishing shot set the mood of the scene? If so how?

First key moment/ panel in your comic- setting the scene to your world

10 minutes to write a short synopsis of what is going to be in your panel explain:

- The mood- Weather- Colouring- Location- What is happening in the scene

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(Aim to fit this into your panel script today) English Target

You have 1 minute to log on,•Open your story•Open Pinterest•Open Moodle Lesson to see what you need to write about in your synopsis

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(Aim to fit this into your panel script today) English Target

Your Time Starts nowpeople who work well will gain points in class craft

Write an adjective for describing the world in your comic, on the bottom of your post it

(Aim to fit this into your panel script today) English Target

What is wrong with the composition here?

How would you improve it?

Use the Moodle lesson to learn about composition and the rule of thirds

This should take about 10 minutes (meet back here)

Use your adjective in your panel planning

(Aim to fit this into your panel script today)

MUST be able to plan out the opening establishing scene for your comic book or graphic novel

SHOULD be able to use the rule of thirds to draw out an establishing shot COULD consider panel styles and “camera”

angles.

English Target

Learning Outcomes:

Drawing landscapesLandscapes have layers- foreground, middle ground and background

The background is the most distant and usually less defined and softer in effect.

The middleground forms the main part of most landscapes. The structure of this layer is important because the larger shapes produce most of the interest.

The foreground is important to the overall effect, the details guide the eye to the middleground. Often the foreground doesn’t contain a lot of content but is well textured.

Drawing landscape thumbnail images• As comic artists read through

scripts they often draw very simple thumbnails (small rough sketches)

• This helps them record mental visuals

• It is a form of brainstorming and generating your ideas

• As with all forms of brainstorming some ideas might not be useful however, some of the less useful ideas will springboard and spawn other ideas that might be used in the final comic.

TASK- Draw out thumbnail sketches

How can you use professional practices on this task?How might you consider other cultures in your landscape drawings?

Use your adjective in your panel planning

(Aim to fit this into your panel script today)

MUST be able to plan out the opening establishing scene for your comic book or graphic novel

SHOULD be able to use the rule of thirds to draw out an establishing shot COULD consider panel styles and “camera”

angles.

English Target

Learning Outcomes:

Did you achieve the learning Outcome?

• be able to plan out the opening establishing scene for your comic book or graphic novel

• be able to use the rule of thirds to draw out an establishing shot

• consider panel styles and “camera” angles.

MUST

SHOULD

COULD Write an adjective describing

the world in your comic, on the bottom of your post it (Aim to fit this into your panel script today)

English Target